Thats what I do at work on service calls too, just replace the bad parts not really repair them
Yeah, we don't really fix much anymore. We just replace stuff when it gets broken.
It seems a bit wasteful, but it might actually save time/costs and have other benefits.
Im sure it saves time
Man... I remember ripping a carb apart to fix with a rebuild kit. They still have rebuild kits for them, but I doubt most folks would do that.
You could take your starter apart and put in a new bits. You could get your alternator rebuilt - or rewind it yourself if you have the tools. Tires would get retreaded. You could get new gaskets for your AC - but I pretty much never had AC back then.
The list goes on...
And, damned right, it has to save time - at least for the person doing the work. I'm not going to fuck around with a starter. I'm just going to replace the fucking thing - and not with a rebuilt one.
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